Foster children would not have to pay tuition at University of Wisconsin schools or state technical colleges under a bill approved by the state Assembly.
Wisconsin Assembly approves free tuition for foster kids
AP
Author: gbump
The Demise Of The Full-Time MBA
Forbes
Wake Forest halted its two-year full-time program in 2014. In August, the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business announced it was shuttering its full-time MBA program. And in October, the University of Wisconsin—one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious public business schools—suggested it might as well.
Congress debates DACA and immigration: The psychology that makes America a nation of immigrants
Quartz
Smiling, and showing emotions in general, is more common in countries that are historically diverse than in homogenous places, say researchers from Niedenthal Emotions Lab, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Individuals in diverse societies have to rely on emotional expression to navigate the panoply of foreign cultures, social norms, and languages they came across during the course of everyday life.
There’s a Type of Tsunami on the Great Lakes You May Not Have Heard of Before
The Weather Channel
Lake Michigan and Lake Erie typically have the most frequent meteotsunami activity, according to Dr. Chin Wu, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW-Madison Study Finds Reason Behind Bald Eagle Recovery
Wisconsin Public Radio
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison knew the bald eagle population grew by leaps and bounds over the last 50 years. They just didn’t know why.
What a Fossil Revolution Shows About the Evolution of ‘Big Data’
The Wire
The analytical, data-driven palaeobiology pioneered by my father has now become a cottage industry. Much like algorithms are used in genomics to automate data analysis, a group of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for example, recently announced a project called ‘PaleoDeepDive’ – a ‘statistical machine-reading and learning system, to automatically find and extract fossil-occurrence data from the scientific literature’. Palaeobiology’s success has paralleled the advent of computing and the internet, and would seem like an obvious example of the determining impact of technology on science.
From Ice Age dildos to VR, an academic explains the history and future of sex toys
The Verge
The first sex toys date from the Ice Age, yet selling them is still illegal in Alabama today. Throughout history, sex toys have been more than just objects, writes Hallie Lieberman, who has a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in sex toy history and is the author of Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy (Pegasus Books). They’re a reflection of our approval, or fear, toward sexuality, and our attempts to control it.
UW Hospital uses multi-victim trauma response after massive car
WKOW-TV 27
A 29-car pileup along Highway 151 in Verona on Monday morning left a chaotic scene out on the street as doctors inside UW Hospital’s emergency department quickly worked as they expected dozens of victims.
Column: Upcoming meal plan protest justified, necessary
Daily Cardinal
The student outrage about the new proposed dining plan is more than just anger towards a mandatory meal plan that many simply cannot afford. It is a reflection of longstanding student resentment towards UW’s policies that ignore their voices. Enough is enough.
Column: In light of recent sexual assaults on campus, #MeToo, #TimesUp more important than ever
Badger Herald
Every college student has responsibility to prevent sexual assault, support its victims.
Increasing graduation rate due to advising, guidance, officials say
Daily Cardinal
Graduation rates at UW-Madison have been steadily increasing over the past few years — and university officials attribute this to advising.
Student led, UHS-funded initiative promotes consensual sex on campus
Daily Cardinal
This Valentine’s week Consent Snaps is making a return with hopes of encouraging conversation around healthy relationships within the campus community.
USA’s Granato Takes Anonymous Squad on Olympic Mission
New York Times
Granato joined the New York Rangers after the Calgary games and went on to a 13-year playing career with three NHL clubs. He turned to coaching in 2002 and worked as an assistant or head coach with three NHL teams until taking over in 2016 as head men’s hockey coach at the University of Wisconsin, where he had a standout collegiate playing career.
Review: ‘Buzz: The Stimulating History of the Sex Toy,” by Hallie Lieberman
The Washington Post
The same advice probably holds for Lieberman’s book, which is based on her doctoral dissertation for the University of Wisconsin and picks up the subject a very, very long time ago.
Commentary: Is radio dead?
Channel News Asia
Radio is now distributed on sites like iTunes, Pandora and Spotify; in podcasts, online archives and radio streams; and in new hybrid forms like YouTube, audio slideshows, and digital soundscapes. Ironically, “sound has now become a screen medium”, claims Professor Michele Hilmes at the University of Wisconsin.
Bracelet could boost weak hands after a stroke
Daily Mail Online
A study of ten patients led by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, which developed the device, showed that applying the vibrations at the wrist instantly increased touch sensation.
High cancer-related expenses take a toll on quality of life
Reuters
“When cancer patients spend more on their cancer treatment and other health care, they have less to spend on activities they enjoy and other needs, which can negatively affect their well-being,” said coauthor Joohyun Park, a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy.“It turns out that financial burden is directly related to health and well-being,” Park told Reuters Health by email. “The more a cancer patient spends on health care, the worse the quality of life and mental health.”
Free Speech Zones on Campus Are On Their Way Out. Good riddance
Newsweek
Last October, protesters at the University of Wisconsin at Madison marched outside a building where an invited lecturer (TownHall.com editor Katie Pavlich) was speaking.
First sexual assault trial of expelled UW student Alec Cook will be in Jefferson County
Capital Times
Alec Cook will be tried in Jefferson County, court officials said Monday. Cook is the expelled University of Wisconsin-Madison student whose alleged serial sexual assaults attracted such intense publicity that a pair of Dane County Circuit judges ruled he might not get a fair trial in Madison.
Decision to honor Wisconsin great Frank Kaminsky a ‘slam dunk’
Wisconsin State Journal
That ceremony will take place at halftime Thursday night when the Badgers (11-16, 4-10 Big Ten Conference) host No. 6 Purdue (23-4, 12-2). Tipoff is at 6 p.m., but fans are encouraged to arrive in their seats by 5:40 for a pregame 3D court projection.
UW-Madison Program To Cover Four Years Of Tuition For Incoming Freshman Whose Family Income Is $56,000 Or Less
Wisconsin Public Radio
A University of Wisconsin-Madison program, Bucky’s Tuition Promise, will cover four years of tuition and segregated fees for incoming Wisconsin resident students whose families make $56,000 or less per year. We talk with the school’s director of Financial Aid to learn more.
UW burglary suspects got into dorms by ‘piggybacking’ on students, police say
Wisconsin State Journal
Burglaries at two residence halls on the UW-Madison campus on Sunday were committed by non-students who came into the halls by following student residents, police say.
Betsy DeVos’ New Campus Rape Rules Are Being Ignored By Some Schools, But Don’t Cheer Yet
Bustle
Those universities that publicly proclaimed they would maintain the previous sexual assault guidelines include schools that have dealt with high-profile cases in recent years, including Stanford and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Winds of change in climate science
The Hindu
Ruth Bleier of the University of Wisconsin-Madison earlier called for a “feminist” view to understanding the mechanics of cell biology and sex selection.
Amazon fish challenges mutation idea
BBC News
Commenting on the significance of the work, Dr Laurence Loewe, assistant professor at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison told the BBC:”Usually species without regular recombination are not very long-lived evolutionarily. However, the Amazon molly seems to have found a way of surviving for a surprisingly long time without accumulating signatures of genomic decay”.
Assembly to take up bill to let foster children attend University of Wisconsin for free
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Foster children could attend University of Wisconsin schools for free under legislation that the Assembly is scheduled to take up Tuesday.
How to Stay Warm At a Bitter-Cold Olympics? Face Tape and a Whistle-Like Gadget
New York Times
In 1988, University of Wisconsin researchers studied the device, called a Lungplus, when used by 91 subjects in various cold-weather conditions. Over all, Lungplus users reported more comfort breathing in very cold temperatures. The researchers noted that Lungplus breathing at minus 15 degrees Celsius received similar scores, in terms of comfort, as regular breathing in 20 degrees Celsius, according to the research published in Applied Ergonomics.
As West Fears the Rise of Autocrats, Hungary Shows What’s Possible
The New York Times
But Fidesz voted to give itself complete power in choosing the candidates. Eight years later, the court is made up entirely of judges appointed during Fidesz’s tenure. Two were previously Fidesz lawmakers. A third was once a top aide to Mr. Orban. And the vast majority have usually voted with the government, according to research published by the University of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin, Facing a Worker Shortage, Pitches Its Benefits
Wall Street Journal
Cities, like Milwaukee, a one-time brewing capital that now features microbrews and galleries in some downtown neighborhoods, and Madison, the state capital and home to the main campus of the University of Wisconsin, are also making their own case. They are pitching Wisconsin living through social-media campaigns on YouTube, Facebook , Instagram and LinkedIn. Businesses are also partnering with local universities by offering more internships in hopes of convincing young people to stay and work in Wisconsin after they graduate.
Lawmakers Consider Grant Program For Out-Of-State UW Students
Wisconsin Public Radio
State lawmakers are considering a proposal to offer financial incentives to out-of-state students who graduate from University of Wisconsin System schools and stay in Wisconsin after graduation.
Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (2/16/2018)
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Jessica Tormey, vice president for university relations and chief of staff at the University of Wisconsin system, resigned in January after pleading guilty to drunken driving.
Most Professors Hate Post-Tenure Review. A Better Approach Might Look Like This.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
In 2016, the regents of the University of Wisconsin system revised its post-tenure review policy to include tenured professors receiving an independent review by an administrator every five years. The faculty saw that as clearing the way for administrators to overturn performance reviews done by professors’ peers.
Sinclair Broadcast Group solicits its news directors for its political fundraising efforts
Chicago Tribune
Given that tradition, Sinclair’s policy “violates every standard of conduct that has existed in newsrooms for the past 40 or 50 years,” said Lewis Friedland, a journalism professor at the University of Wisconsin and a former TV news producer. “I’ve never seen anything like this. They certainly have the right to do it, but it’s blatantly unethical.”
UW Regents Vote To Change Conflict Of Interest Rules For Board
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a policy change to allow board members to accept gifts from UW System campuses and foundations, including tickets to sporting events or concerts.
University of Wisconsin-Madison offers free tuition to financially strapped freshmen
CNBC
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has joined the growing list of colleges that now offer free tuition to certain students.
The Price-Fixing Scandal Rocking Big Chicken
Mother Jones
Because these lawsuits are private litigation, they will likely not result in structural reform to the poultry sector, says Peter Carstensen, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who researches competition and regulation in the meat sector. And, he says, the lawsuits probably won’t have “much effect” on the “very serious problem” of how processors “exploit the farmers who raise their chickens.”
Study: Mississippi River Shutdown Would Cost Millions
Memphis Daily News
The study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison estimates that a shutdown of the river at Hannibal, Missouri, would require trucks to move more than 12 million tons of grain during a nine-month shipping season, costing millions of dollars and damaging roads.
Wisconsin-Madison student traipses through snow in shorts
Daily Mail
The image was shared on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Twitter page yesterday with the cheeky caption: ’Only in Wisconsin… Pro tip: *Please* bundle up’.
The Gap Between The Science On Kids And Reading, And How It Is Taught
NPR
Seidenberg is a cognitive scientist and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In his latest book, Language at the Speed of Sight, he points out that the “science of reading” can be a difficult concept for educators to grasp. He says it requires some basic understanding of brain research and the “mechanics” of reading, or what is often referred to as phonics.
Colleges are just ignoring Betsy DeVos’ rollback of campus rape protections
Vice News
On a fall night in 2016, a young woman left the library at University of Wisconsin-Madison and walked home, joined by a fellow student she’d recently met.
UW Hospital doctor delivers supernatural debut book
Wisconsin State Journal
Miller, who holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame and an MD from the University of Pittsburgh, now works at UW Hospital as a second-year resident in emergency medicine.
Hand over those jewels: Your ‘ethical’ accessories wanted
Wisconsin State Journal
Graduate students at UW-Madison have joined the movement – and they want your cast-off baubles.
UW Carbone Cancer Center releases study showing untreated depression in spouses of patients
WISC-TV 3
The study found that spouses of cancer patients who experience depression are 33 percent less likely to obtain treatment for depression than people battling depression whose spouses do not have cancer.
Students organize protest in response to UW-Madison meal plan
WISC-TV 3
On Tuesday, students are planning to shut down Gordon Commons, protesting the plan and demanding the administration overturn it.
UW tweets photo of student wearing shorts in snow, asks students to bundle up
WISC-TV 3
“We try to have a sense of humor and distinctive voice on social media, but we have an underlying message of be safe, bundle up, just like your mom would tell you,” McGlone said.
‘Reminiscence Rooms’ offer alternative to drugs for people living with memory loss
WISC-TV 3
The Alliance is partnering with the U-W’s School of Nursing to create these rooms locally. They hope to have them completed by March and implement them by 2018.
Gerhart to continue as Wisconsin School of Business interim dean
Daily Cardinal
Following Anne Massey’s single semester as dean of UW-Madison’s School of Business, Barry Gerhart, senior associate dean for faculty and research, will continue as the school’s interim dean.
Task force missed December deadline to advise campus on past KKK affiliation
Daily Cardinal
The chancellor’s announcement asked for suggestions from the group by Dec. 1, 2017 — and that deadline has come and gone.
UW-Madison advising program hopes to demonstrate value of liberal arts degree
Wisconsin State Journal
SuccessWorks aims to help more liberal arts students find a job by graduation or soon after amid perceptions about the declining value of a four-year college degree — especially in liberal arts.
Governor’s race: Democrats try to differentiate themselves through priorities
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Mike Wagner, a UW-Madison journalism professor who studies political messaging, said the priorities identified by the candidates reveal how they are trying to position themselves among the various Democratic voting constituencies.
Ray Cross: UW System must do more to counter sexual harassment
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System must do more to combat sexual harassment and misconduct on its campuses, President Ray Cross told the Board of Regents on Friday.
High school junior says UW-Madison free tuition announcement is ‘a weight lifted off my shoulders’
WISC-TV 3
Although UW-Madison is one of her top choices, she knows her parents can’t afford the $10,533 in tuition each year.
Cities May Be Altering the Natural Instincts of Foxes and Coyotes
City Lab
Under a dimly lit streetlight in Madison, Wisconsin, a woman witnessed a standoff between a fox and a coyote—two predators that have made the city their home. In an email to wildlife researcher David Drake at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, she described the brief (and quite frankly, anti-climatic) interaction: For about 15 seconds, they stood face-to-face, about 10 feet part. They then turned around—and sauntered off in the opposite direction.
Polisis AI Reads Privacy Policies So You Don’t Have To
Wired
Today, researchers at Switzerland’s Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne (EPFL), the University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan announced the release of Polisis—short for “privacy policy analysis”—a new website and browser extension that uses their machine-learning-trained app to automatically read and make sense of any online service’s privacy policy, so you don’t have to.
UW-Madison To Offer Free Tuition For Families Making $56K Or Less A Year
Wisconsin Public Radio
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has unveiled a plan to offer free tuition to students whose families make $56,000 or less a year.
How to close the female orgasm gap
The Guardian
This silence has real consequences. Almost 30% of college-age women can’t identify their clitoris on an anatomy test, according to a study from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Free tuition for families making less than $56K
AP
New in-state University of Wisconsin-Madison students from low-to-moderate income families will get free tuition and fees for four years under a new program, university officials announced Thursday.
UW Madison Unveils Free Tuition Program
Inside Higher Ed
The University of Wisconsin Madison on Thursday announced a free tuition plan for many in-state students that will start in the fall, the latest development in the spread of free public college.
University of Wisconsin-Madison to offer free tuition for families making less than $56K
The Hill
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will now offer free tuition and fees for students from households that make less than $56,000 a year, The Associated Press reported.
New NASA instruments aim to answer atmospheric unknowns
Astronomy Magazine
The PREFIRE team consists of experts in Earth system modeling, Arctic ice, and remote sensing, and is led by Tristan L’Ecuyer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.